state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to fall ill; to be taken ill
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
study; diligence; discount; reduction
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
how long; how far; how much
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
in the morning; during the morning
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to have a talk; to tell a story
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to be parted from; to be separated
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
foreign; abroad; overseas
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
without; but if; otherwise; or else
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
signing; autograph session
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar